•Because of high bacteria counts, the Rhode Island Department of Health Thursday recommended closing the following beaches to swimming:

•Town beaches in Barrington, Bristol, Warren and North Kingstown, as well as beaches at Camp Fuller in South Kingstown; City Park, Oakland Beach and Goddard Memorial State Park in Warwick; Peabody’s Beach in Middletown; Sandy Point Beach in Portsmouth; and Scarborough State Beach (both north and south) in Narragansett.

•Beaches at Camp Canonicus in Exeter and Conimicut Point in Warwick are still closed.

To check on the status of beaches, call (401) 222-2751 or visit the beach closures page of the Health Department’s Web site.