Duncan passed away on October 8 at 10 p.m. Duncan , days later , is the second person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States . Thomas Eric Duncan had a fever , was vomiting when he went to a hospital ; he was sent home . Liberian man was admitted to the same Dallas hospital , isolated days later .
Thomas Eric Duncan passed away on October 8 at 7:51 a.m. Duncan , 42 , is the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States . Duncan had a fever , was vomiting when he went to a hospital ; he was sent home . Liberian man was admitted to the same Dallas hospital , isolated days later .