The people reacted to the disease in many ways. Some of the townsfolk fled in fear of catching and dying of the sickness. Even important officials would flee, leaving the town in the hands of criminals. Since they controlled the towns, most wouldn’t go and just die anyways. Prisoners were being set free because there was no one left to hire to watch them.
The death count was increasing rapidly, and the remaining survivors were running low on places to put their bodies. As a matter of fact, 25,000,000 people died in Europe alone by that point so the bodies were piling up. After more people died, the farmers started to dig great ditches and put multiple bodies in there. The prisoners that were left would do the same.
Religion was becoming a last resort for the people to go to and feel safe. Very many widows switched to nuns in hope for protection from the disease. Since most people thought that the plague was a punishment from God, religion may save them from the sickness by giving yourself to him. It makes since, if you’re nice to someone then they will probably be nice back; if you are nice to God, he might save your life!
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