As of midnight Friday, it will reportedly have been 21 days since an Ebola virus patient has emerged or was in contact with someone who got the deadly disease, according to NBC News.

"God willing, we are going to be Ebola-free Friday midnight," stated Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.

News that the Ebola virus may be coming to an end in Texas has surfaced as it has been updated that New York City doctor Dr. Craig Spencer is continuing to improve and is even playing the banjo in his hospital room, stated hospital officials, according to CBS News.

"He is an avid little banjo player and he's self-taught," stated Chriselle Gardner, the mother of Spencer's fiancee Morgan Dixon.

Gardner added, "I can tell you, he's keeping his doctors amused."

The president of the Health and Hospitals Corporation Dr. Ram Raju reportedly confirmed that Spencer "continues to be stable and making good progress."

Spencer had reportedly tested positive for Ebola after treating patients in the West African nation of Guinea with the group Doctors Without Borders. Since being diagnosed with the virus, he has reportedly been in an isolation room at Bellevue Hospital since October 23.

Unlike Texas, there are reportedly 357 people in New York City who are being actively monitored for possible Ebola. Most of those are reportedly travelers who arrived within the past 21 days from Guinea, Liberia or Sierra Leon, the three Ebola-affected countries.

Although there continues to be positive news regarding the end to the Ebola outbreak in Texas, health officials will continue to stay cautious.

"We're happy to reach this milestone, but our guard stays up," stated Dr. David Lakey, commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services.