The ex-South African President, Jacob Zuma is reportedly admitted to hospital after he tested positive for the coronavirus.

According to a source, known to Sunday World, the former president and Gertrude Sizakele Khumalo, also known as Sizakele MaKhumalo Zuma, the former first lady and first wife of Jacob Zuma have tested positive for COVID-19.

It is believed that the couple have been admitted for treatment at Netcare The Bay hospital in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal.

It is unknown at this stage how severe the health complications of the couple are, as a result of the positive test. This comes just after President Cyril Ramaphosa warned the country of the high infection rate of COVID-19 that the country is facing, which resulted in the president placing the country under an adjusted level 3 lockdown.

On Sunday,  the country reached the one million mark of positive COVID-19 cases.

(With input from agencies)