Yes. See quote from your link below below. You can verify this yourself by looking at the chart again in a couple weeks. By then the data for 8/29 will be available and the end of the chart will go to zero.
“Data during this period are incomplete because of the lag in time between when the death occurred and when the death certificate is completed, submitted to NCHS and processed for reporting purposes. This delay can range from 1 week to 8 weeks or more, depending on the jurisdiction and cause of death.”
"While 80% of deaths are electronically processed and coded by NCHS within minutes, most deaths from COVID-19 must be coded by a person, which takes an average of 7 days." In other words, most of the deaths are counted for 8-29.
The chart goes to zero at any given time because the data at the end of the chart won’t be available for 2 weeks.
No, it isn't exactly zero and I provided a link already. Here it is again. The deaths are nearly zero. These are weekly totals. The last one ended 8-29. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm
Click on "select measure" and change it to "total deaths." You will see how the last two weeks' data has not yet been compiled.
Yes. See quote from your link below below. You can verify this yourself by looking at the chart again in a couple weeks. By then the data for 8/29 will be available and the end of the chart will go to zero.
“Data during this period are incomplete because of the lag in time between when the death occurred and when the death certificate is completed, submitted to NCHS and processed for reporting purposes. This delay can range from 1 week to 8 weeks or more, depending on the jurisdiction and cause of death.”
"While 80% of deaths are electronically processed and coded by NCHS within minutes, most deaths from COVID-19 must be coded by a person, which takes an average of 7 days." In other words, most of the deaths are counted for 8-29.