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Health Officials Lift Swimming Advisory For Two Miami-Dade County Beaches

What to Know

  • The Florida Department of Health issued the advisory for Crandon North Beach and the south side of Dog Beach on Virginia Key.
  • Enterococci is a bacteria that can cause infections and illnesses that include urinary tract infections and meningitis among others.
  • The advisory was lifted Wednesday after a "satisfactory" microbial water quality test result, state officials said.

State officials have lifted the swimming advisory that was issued over bacterial levels in the water for two Miami-Dade County beaches.

The Florida Department of Health issued the advisory Tuesday for Crandon North Beach and the south side of Dog Beach on Virginia Key after water samples showed higher than recommended standards for enterococci.

The advisory was lifted Wednesday after a "satisfactory microbial quality test result," the health department said in a news release.

Officials have been conducting weekly tests of the beaches for nearly 16 years as part of the state’s Healthy Beach program.

Enterococci is a bacteria that can cause infections and illnesses that include urinary tract infections and meningitis among others. 

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