Officials say that a patient at a Westchester hospital who was being monitored for possible Ebola symptoms does not have the disease.

Health officials also say the man poses no risk to the public.

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino attempted to calm the public Wednesday afternoon as mounting fears of the Ebola virus continue. He said that on Tuesday night, a Westchester man went to a local hospital with a high fever, telling doctors he had contact with someone who recently traveled to Liberia.

The West African nation is part of the hotbed of the deadly disease that has claimed more than 3,000 lives.

Doctors evaluated the patient and discovered he was not at risk for Ebola. The man's current condition remains unknown, but News 12 was told he was briefly in isolation and under observation.

Doctors say although there are no confirmed cases of Ebola in Westchester, every single hospital and staff member in the county has the capability to care for patients if needed.

Members of the Health Department are encouraging hospitals to continue to reach out if they come across someone who exhibits symptoms of Ebola. The key part of the review process is if the person traveled to West Africa recently.

The World Health Organization estimates that Ebola has killed more than 3,400 people in West Africa and infected at least twice that many. The Homeland Security Department has ordered agents at airports and other ports of entry to observe everyone coming into the United States for potential signs of Ebola infection. The first patient in the U.S. with Ebola died Wednesday from the virus.