UPDATE: Beach advisory remains in effect through weekend

health officials made this decision just hours ago — based on bacteria levels which remain elevated. 47 a-b-c’s lili zheng joins us live in the studio with more. lili — emily — those higher levels are typically seen after prolonged periods of heavy rainfall. now we spoke to the department of environmental health — who say they didn’t see any improvements once they resampled. and people — should be cautious this weekend. track 1 skin rashes — eyes, nose and ear infections. these are just a few illnesses the wicomico county health department says people could be at risk for — after being exposed to bacteria. and because high levels reportedly found in the nanticoke river at cove road beach — the department of environmental health — says the site will remain under advisory as of friday. 19:19:39 what we’re testing is for endotoxin and we want that level to be at 104 or less 46 track 2 that organism — according to allison marine — indicates fecal contaminants possibly in the water. marine — food protection and community services supervisor for the health department — says the water cove road beach is relatively shallow. so — it’s not uncommon to be placed under advisory. 19:20:46 it gets very warm which causes the bacteria to grow a lot faster and also after rain events, such as the thunderstorm and stuff we’ve had lately, the run off from the local farm fields also causes more nitrogen and phosphorus to go into the waterways which causes bacteria to feed off that grow 00 track 3 because of the health risks — marine says they don’t want people to accidentally ingest the water. they recommend people to avoid beach water if they have an open wound or infection. and if they do go in — to swim without putting their heads under water. one beachgoer 47 a-b-c spoke on friday says — the advisory doesn’t bother her. 19:47:12 we love coming to this beach, we’ve always gone to this beach because it’s small and very private 19 track 4 if you do visit the beach — marine says there are ways to help reduce bacteria levels. 19:23:51 if you do take children there, if they are wearing diapers…clean up and take your trash with you 54 if you have pets there at the beach with you, clean up after them especially if they use the bathroom on the beach 03 according to environmental health officials — they will take another sample monday. and because results generally take about twenty-four hours — the earliest the advisory would be lifted is tuesday. emily — alright, thank you lili. 47 a-b-c’s lili zheng reporting live in our studio tonight. some scary moments for a pilot out of ocean city. officials say a banner plane