Right. Statistically, actually poorer people tend to be more religious. As Jesus said to His disciples when the rich young ruler went away sad, "How hard is it for the rich to enter the kingdom of heaven?" Church is essential for a lot of people not only for the social aspects but also because of the need to worship God. We don't live in Carl Sagan's universe but a created kosmos with a visible and invisible realm where we owe worship to a Creator who made us and takes care of us. This is being framed as, "Christians (implicitly indicted) don't care about spreading the pandemic." This is false. The reality is that we do care, particularly because there are a lot of old people in our churches. Being careless about a disease that kills mostly the elderly would be a violation of the fifth and sixth commandments. However, we can't lock the elderly in for the next 3 years because church is what keeps a lot of these old people going. We also have to keep the fourth commandment. Jesus summarized the Law this way,Participating in religious worship includes a lot of socialization for many people. Gathering with like minded people who share common a common interest. Like sports fans. Or garden clubs.
Take a drive through South Central where there are a lot of little churches. I've interacted with a lot of church people in those areas over the last 30 years and I daresay almost nobody down there is actually doing it for the money.
As usual, there is a massive gray area here. We can worship outside with masks on and maintain separation and wash our hands. It's no different than going to the grocery store which is deemed essential. This will save the lives of the elderly.“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b] 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:36-40
As to whether we should do this against the government's orders, it depends. In general we're supposed to be patient with the magistrate and his failings. I posed a video about that on the previous page.