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Rising COVID-19 cases in Manitoba could affect Kivalliq medical travellers

The increase in coronavirus cases in Manitoba has caused the province to reduce services, which might affect some medical travel to Winnipeg, says the Nunavut Department of Health.

People with questions about their medical travel are advised to contact their health centre

The Kivalliq Health Centre in Rankin Inlet. Nunavut's Department of Health says an increase in COVID-19 cases in Manitoba could affect medical travellers from the Kivalliq region. (Jordan Konek/CBC)

A rise in COVID-19 cases in Manitoba may affect medical travellers from the Kivalliq region, says the Nunavut Department of Health.

The increase in cases has caused the province to reduce services, which might affect some medical travel to Winnipeg, the department said in a news release on Saturday.

Manitoba has identified 480 new cases of coronavirus since last Sunday.

The Nunavut Health Department says clinical staff will be reviewing all scheduled medical travel out of the Kivalliq region, and patients will be notified about their travel by their health centre.

People with questions about scheduled medical travel are advised to contact their health centre, and not Kivalliq Inuit Services.