That's a bit too generous. Their primary concern when reading the article was, "too much fear mongering". I don't assume they were malicious so much as detached

That's a bit too generous. Their primary concern when reading the article was, "too much fear mongering". I don't assume they were malicious so much as detached and overlooking things that they shouldn't. "It's a War Zone" is incorrect, but "As more of them die" is not. The former is a dumb metaphor, the latter is just a correct description. Given worker conditions, it is plain that they are being put at unnecessary risks and that these risks are fundamentally exploitative - folks have to either put their lives at risk for corporate profits (no PPE provided, frequently) or potentially become homeless, lose their insurance during a pandemic, etc. Estimating the numbers is something to go do, sure, but it doesn't change the dangerous material conditions on the ground and the dark nature of our response. Look at who bears the burden and why they do it.