âItâs not like everythingâs getting better all of the suddenâ Athens-Limestone doctor says in regards to low case numbers More critically ill patients are being treated now than ever before. More critically ill patients in Athens-Limestone Hospital By Madison Scarpino | January 15, 2021 at 5:20 PM CST - Updated January 15 at 5:59 PM ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - Athens-Limestone Hospital reached a peak number of COVID-19 patients following the holidays, but Dr. Matthew Hanserd says that does not mean they are in the clear. âWhat you have to remember is when that peak is two and a half times what we were seeing during the summer, is that weâre still seeing a tremendous amount of patients everyday,â Hanserd said.