Nina Pham Latest Update, Condition News: Ebola Patient's Condition 'Upgraded From Fair to Good'

The National Institutes of Health has announced that Nina Pham, the Dallas nurse who tested positive of the Ebola virus, has had her condition "upgraded from fair to good."

The complete official statement reads: "The NIH has received countless inquiries and expressions of support for Ms. Nina Pham, the Texas nurse who was admitted to the NIH Clinical Center Special Clinical Studies Unit on Thursday, October 16, with Ebola virus disease. The NIH Clinical Center staff has shared the general sentiments with her and Ms. Pham has expressed her gratitude for everyone's concerns and well wishes. Ms. Pham's clinical status has been upgraded from fair to good. No additional details are available at this time."

According to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases' Laboratory of Immunoregulation chief, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Pham was reported to be in "fair" condition when she was flown from Dallas.

The doctor reported that the nurse is "not deteriorating" although he said that he could not tell why her condition was "fair" due to confidentiality issues. He also revealed that the nurse was "stable" and "resting comfortably" at that time.

Pham, 26, was found positive of the Ebola virus after taking care of a Liberian named Thomas Eric Duncan who died this month from the same disease. She is being taken care of in a special NIH clinical studies unit in Maryland after being flown from the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Thursday.

Another nurse, Amber Vinson, 29, also tested positive of having the Ebola virus. Vinson is being treated at the Emory University Hospital.

This year's Ebola outbreak has killed more than 4,500 people worldwide, and has infected 9,000 others.