Six members of Port St Johns family test positive for Covid-19

Port St Johns has been confirmed as a coronavirus hot spot after six members of the same family tested positive for Covid-19.

Fourteen other relatives of the six people have been tested and are awaiting their results, HeraldLIVE's sister publication DispatchLIVE reports.   

This was announced by Port St John's mayor Nozuko Mlombile-Cingo, OR Tambo district mayor Thokozile Sokanyile and health department officials at a media briefing on Wednesday.

The family members had all attended a funeral in Port St Johns on March 21, before the lockdown.