Thomas Eric Duncan, US Hospital Confirms Ebola Patient's Death, Issues Statement

The Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital has confirmed the death of Liberian Ebola patient, Thomas Eric Duncan

Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the US, has died.

Duncan passed on at 7:51am this morning at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.

The hospital confirmed the death in a statement saying:

It is with profound sadness and heartfelt disappointment that we must inform you of the death of Thomas Eric Duncan this morning at 7:51 am. Mr. Duncan succumbed to an insidious disease, Ebola.

He fought courageously in this battle. Our professionals, the doctors and nurses in the unit, as well as the entire Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas community, are also grieving his passing. We have offered the family our support and condolences at this difficult time.

The Texas Department of State Health Services also said in a statement:

“The past week has been an enormous test of our health system, but for one family it has been far more personal. Today they lost a dear member of their family,”

Duncan was confirmed to have Ebola on September 30 after arriving the US from Liberia 10 days earlier.