I do wish the historians&#x2F;reporters for this article were more accurate in their use of &quot;decimation&quot;.  <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Decimation_(Roman_army)#Current_usage_of_the_word" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Decimation_(Roman_army)#Curren...</a><p>The 1491 book put the death rates at around 1 in 20 surviving - ie 19 out of every 20 people dying from disease etc.