So far, Amazon has declined to disclose the number of employees who tested positive or died from Covid-19.
The company hasn't provided a total number of workers who have tested positive for the coronavirus at its facilities. As a result, Amazon workers have attempted to keep an unofficial tally of confirmed and unconfirmed cases nationwide. Jana Jumpp, an Amazon worker in Indiana who has been tracking the cases, estimates at least 900 employees have contracted the coronavirus and at least 10 workers have died.
Todd Leigh said he takes issue with Clark's characterization that sharing the data wouldn't be useful, adding that it's another example of the company's attempts to "shirk" responsibility for workers getting ill and dying on the job during the pandemic. George Leigh came into contact with new employees almost daily, training them to use equipment at the distribution center. This made it "almost impossible" to follow social distancing rules, Todd Leigh said.
"He was so afraid," Todd Leigh said. "Before that, he questioned [going to work]. But he had bills to pay, so he said, 'I've got my gloves, I'm going to do my job and try to stay safe.'" Not long after George Leigh passed away, Todd Leigh said his younger brother and his wife, who both lived with George Leigh, have since tested positive for the coronavirus. After 21 days in quarantine, the pair seem to be recovering from the virus, Todd Leigh said.
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