You are wrong about that. The CDC has posted their report on deaths in the US for 2020 (https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7014e1.htm) and the conclusion is that there was an increase of 375,000 deaths . Of those, covid was reported to be the cause, or an underlying factor ,in the majority, but covid was still ranked behind heart disease and cancer as a leading cause of death. The data relies on accurate reporting from local authorities and personally I doubt that was the case last year There was too much money to be made from covid. Also, the 375,000 represents a little over 10% increase in a normal year. While not insignificant, that doesn’t support the claim that covid is a vicious killer that warrants shutting down society.
Last numbers I saw was 500,000. 375 thousand is still a BUNCH. Way more than the most paranoid, largely fictitious, anti vaccine numbers.
I’m not saying whether or not the shutdown was a good idea. I was answering the question of the thread. And the question is a resound NOPE.