Yes, as clearly and unambiguously noted in my post to which you responded, the statistic of “excess deaths” in 2020 and 2021 are compared to those of 2019 and before. The delta is attributed to Covid and Covid severity. However, those “excess deaths” are tallied as an absolute numerical count rather than broken down into the categories of items indirectly attributable to Covid (like people not being seen for cancer screenings, diabetes, heart disease, etc.)…not to mention drug overdoses and suicides - all of which are up markedly during the pandemic.
Therefore, “Excess Deaths” is shown to be circular argument in affirmative assessment of Covid severity. Effectively, the harms caused by shutdowns are actively used to justify more shutdowns and prolonged isolation. Ouch! That burner is hot! Let’s turn it up and touch it again.