Strategic COVID-19 Pandemic Committee 

More people have died from COVID-19 than lockdowns.

COVID-19 Questions & Myths

Based on current data, no. Some have suggested that the overall death rate in the first half of 2020 has been lower than in the same period of the previous five years, but the data source used is not yet updated,. The death rate for each year is not finalized until well into the following year.  Using current data, as of December 31, 2020, 1,073 Albertans had died from COVID-19.  In 2019 this would have put COVID-19 as the fifth most common cause of death in Alberta, ahead of heart attack, stroke and diabetes (Government of Alberta).

It is also possible that some COVID-19 patients may die of complications from COVID-19 weeks or months after recovering from the main infection. Some are left with long-term serious organ disease and chronic illness. 

This virus has forced the delay of some planned surgical procedures due to the large numbers of COVID-19 patients requiring hospital admission and filling hospitals areas usually devoted to the care of patients following surgery. Thus, at times of high COVID-19 transmission, some non-COVID-19 patients may have died from delayed surgery.

References:
i. Cases is Alberta, Government of Alberta
ii. Leading Causes of Death, Government of Alberta