Dr. Craig Spencer , who was diagnosed with Ebola in New York City last month , is now free of the virus and will be released from the hospital Tuesday , city officials said . `` Dr. Spencer poses no public health risk and will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow , '' the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation said in a statement Monday . Spencer , a Doctors Without Borders physician , became the first person to test positive for the deadly virus in the city when he was diagnosed last month after returning from treating patients in Guinea . Officials said Spencer , 33 , was hospitalized after developing a fever , nausea , pain and fatigue . He has been in isolation at New York 's Bellevue Hospital , where he was undergoing treatment . Word that Spencer went for a jog , traveled the city 's vast subway system and went bowling before his diagnosis sparked fears that the number of Ebola cases could grow in the city , but authorities stressed that the risk of him spreading the virus was low . After being released , he is expected to go to his apartment in the New York City neighborhood of Hamilton Heights . New York 's mayor , hospital and health officials are scheduled to hold a press conference Wednesday to discuss the doctor 's discharge . Spencer is also set to speak , officials . The physician , who is employed at New York 's Columbia Presbyterian Hospital , began work on a number of projects in Africa in recent years , including in Rwanda where he worked to help develop an emergency care teaching curriculum . He completed his work treating Ebola patients in Guinea on October 12 and left Africa two days later via Europe , arriving at New York 's John F. Kennedy Airport on October 17 . He was diagnosed with Ebola on October 23 -- the same day he contacted Doctors Without Borders to report that he had a fever . Spencer is one of several Americans who 've been diagnosed with Ebola , successfully treated in the United States and released from the hospital . Why U.S. Ebola patients seem to be recovering faster . Complete coverage on Ebola .
Dr. Spencer `` poses no public health risk , '' officials say . Craig Spencer was diagnosed with Ebola October 12 after returning from New York City . He was the first person to test positive for the virus in Guinea . Now officials say he 's Ebola free and will be released from the hospital .