2020 deaths were 22% higher than the expected number. Your lie is transparent or you have real problems understanding data. Yes flu deaths were negilible. The same mitigation measures used for Covid-19 spread work even better for influenza.
Take a look at the graph as well. since it shows the time progression of excess deaths.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm