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NCHS release: add more context to lag/backfill discussion
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docs/api/covidcast-signals/nchs-mortality.md

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@@ -73,10 +73,12 @@ There is a lag in time between when the death occurred and when the death
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certificate is completed, submitted to NCHS, and processed for reporting
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purposes. The death counts for earlier weeks are continually revised and may
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increase or decrease as new and updated death certificate data are received from
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the states by NCHS. This delay can range from 1 week to 8 weeks or even more. We
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check for updates reported by NCHS every weekday but will report the signals
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weekly (on Monday). The data changes due to backfill made over the past week can
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be fetched from our API.
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the states by NCHS. This delay can range from 1 week to 8 weeks or even more.
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Some states report deaths on a daily basis, while other states report deaths weekly
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or monthly. State vital record reporting may also be affected or delayed by
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COVID-19 related response activities which make death counts not comparable
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across states. We check for updates reported by NCHS every weekday but will
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report the signals weekly (on Monday).
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## Source and Licensing
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