By Rey Gambe (staff@latinospost.com) | First Posted: Oct 21, 2014 08:32 AM EDT

A total of 120 persons in Dallas, Texas are still under close monitoring for possible Ebola virus infection.

All these people may have had possible contact with one of the three people who were confirmed to have the disease, reports CBSNews.

The three people who were infected by the Ebola virus in Dallas are Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital nurses Nina Pham and Amber Joy Vinson.

Duncan died on October 8. The two female health workers, on the other hand, are still under quarantine and treatment.

Pham is being treated at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland while Vinson is under treatment at the Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, discloses the Epoch Times.

Although the number of people being monitored is still significant, it offered a brighter note as the figure could have been 163.

On October 20, Dallas County health officials have cleared 43 of the 48 people on the original watchlist after passing the 21-day monitoring period, reports Khuo.com from Houston, Texas.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on a Q&A section about Ebola on its website, has mandated the 21-day monitoring period, which is the maximum incubation period for the virus and those infected to show symptoms.

What was even better news for Dallas is that the family and friends of Duncan, who hosted him in a small apartment at the time the Liberian became symptomatic of the disease, were among those cleared of the virus, reports Khou.com.

Louise Troh, the fiancée of Duncan, was among those released from the health quarantine. A nursing assistant in a nursing home, Troh told CNN that she plans to write a book about her experience.

"I do have a story to tell and I look forward to telling it in my own way at the right time," Troh said.

The International Business Times discloses that Troh is the mother of Duncan's 19-year-old son Kasiah Duncan who is now a student at Angelo State University in Texas. The mother and son came to the U.S. when Kasiah was only three years old.

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings expressed relief over the development and was even quoted as saying: "There is no question (that) today is a milestone day. But there are more hurdles we need to jump."

The mayor also said that the 120 people currently being monitored have until November 7 before they can be declared clear of the disease. He added that the number may fluctuate in the coming days, CBS News writes.

Clay Jenkins, administrator for Dallas County, confirmed that at least one person will be taken off the watchlist very soon while four more will follow suit in the coming days if they don't exhibit any symptoms of the virus, notes Khuo.com.

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