An Ebola patient from Liberia named Thomas Duncan had been hospitalized in Dallas, Texas for treatment of Ebola.
Duncan has reportedly died from the disease:
New: The first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S. died this morning in Dallas at 7:51 A.M. The news comes from the hospital in a statement
— Dina Fine Maron (@Dina_Maron) October 8, 2014
MORE: Texas Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan has died, hospital announces http://t.co/9qIStK2M93 pic.twitter.com/dJ9ILnDtI8
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 8, 2014
Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner: Dallas #Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan has died
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 8, 2014
STATEMENT from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital on the death of #Ebola patient, Thomas Eric Duncan. pic.twitter.com/u0R02Ego78
— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) October 8, 2014
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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