There is much fake news surrounding this, including here on TD.win.
The page you linked has the explanation: it is compiled with death certificates submitted to the NCHS, which is only one part of the CDC. They do not record it until they receive the death certificate, which takes 1-8 weeks.
In contrast, most other compilations of the COVID-19 deaths are derived from reports by state and county health departments. Those typically only take a few days, but are sometimes delayed by a weekend. In addition to many private sources, even a different part of the CDC compiles this data.
The data appears to be in conflict, until you look at archives of the page you cited. You'll notice that two weeks ago, the count for week ending 4/25 was substantially smaller than what the page says today, and the count for week ending 4/18 was also reduced, albeit by a smaller percentage.
Another way to resolve the apparent conflict: add up the number of deaths, so that you have a total since 2/1 for each week. Then, compare those totals to a source that compiles county/state health data, like this:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
Spez: scroll down to the graph entitled Total Coronavirus Deaths in the United States. You can hover over the plotted line and it will pop-up the date and death count. Move your mouse around until you find the date(s) you want.
You'll find that that the totals converge 2-3 weeks ago, indicating that the bulk of death certificates are submitted to the NCHS at the CDC within 2-3 weeks.
No one is lying, other than the people that are knowingly trying to convince you that the discrepancy between the NCHS/CDC data and county/state health data is evidence of a conspiracy. Some of them are apparently clueless, but it's hard to miss all the explanations. It's on that page in at least three places.
There is much fake news surrounding this, including here on TD.win.
The page you linked has the explanation: it is compiled with death certificates submitted to the NCHS, which is only one part of the CDC. They do not record it until they receive the death certificate, which takes 1-8 weeks.
In contrast, most other compilations of the COVID-19 deaths are derived from reports by state and county health departments. Those typically only take a few days, but are sometimes delayed by a weekend. In addition to many private sources, even a different part of the CDC compiles this data.
The data appears to be in conflict, until you look at archives of the page you cited. You'll notice that two weeks ago, the count for week ending 4/25 was substantially smaller than what the page says today, and the count for week ending 4/18 was also reduced, albeit by a smaller percentage.
Another way to resolve the apparent conflict: add up the number of deaths, so that you have a total since 2/1 for each week. Then, compare those totals to a source that compiles county/state health data, like this:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
You'll find that that the totals converge 2-3 weeks ago, indicating that the bulk of death certificates are submitted to the NCHS at the CDC within 2-3 weeks.
No one is lying, other than the people that are knowingly trying to convince you that the discrepancy between the NCHS/CDC data and county/state health data is evidence of a conspiracy. Some of them are apparently clueless, but it's hard to miss all the explanations. It's on that page in at least three places.