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Generally speaking, no. It has not been my experience that they pull an offer due to a delayed background check. That is actually pretty common.
I have never rescinded an offer because a background check delay. It’s not your fault that it’s delayed and the company knows that. Some states right now are encountering delays, and if the company you accepted a job with is using another company to run their background checks, they get updates on which states are lagging on returning information.
I had the same thing happen last year. My start got pushed back two weeks because of the background check vendor. I was convinced they’d ghost me, but HR just rolled with it. Usually, if they liked you enough to hire you, they’ll wait.
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It can happen, but rarely. Most companies have committed to you already. The delay is their admin problem, not a reason to replace you. Just keep communicating clearly.