Canada's overall number of COVID-19 cases have now surpassed 600,000. Ontario and Quebec's case numbers continue to surge amid fears about rising hospitalizations and a post-holiday spike in infections.

Ontario reported 3,270 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, bringing the provincial total to 194,232. Quebec reported 2,546 new cases of the novel coronavirus Monday as the second wave of the pandemic continues to surge.

As Eric Sorensen explains, health officials are warning everyone to keep taking the virus seriously