I think when you're reporting fatalities, its not really our business to hear speculation. That only creates panic to families etc with uncontacted loved ones.
When they get firm numbers and make notifications they'll tell the truth. Until then we can wait.
It reminds me of 9/11 when everyone "speculated" that 10s of thousands were dead. All it did was create more (if its possible) panic, fear and sadness.
How hard is it to count bodies in a truck??