What Was the Black Death?
4. How Many People Were Killed by the Black Death?
Not only was the Black Death incredibly contagious, but it was also very lethal. It is said that some people would go to sleep feeling sick and would be found dead in the morning. In fact, 80% of people who contracted the disease would die within eight days.
In Europe, it is estimated that somewhere between 25% and 50% percent of the population died. Some areas had even worse numbers, with 60% of people in Florence and as much as 80% of people in Normandy dying from the plague.
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