 ወረርሽኙ ከፍ ብሎ ፣ ወረርሽኙ በሰፊው ህዝብ ላይ በቆመበት ጊዜ 5000 ሰዎች በየቀኑ በከተማ ውስጥ ይሞቱ ነበር ፣ ጊዜ የሟቾች ቁጥር ወደ 10 ሺህ ሰዎች ደርሶ ነበር።
Contemporary sources claim that there were approximately 5,000 deaths in the city every day at the height of the pandemic, even reaching highs of 10,000 on some days.