Table 1.
Data characteristics (n = 196).
| Date of tweet | |
| 7–13 April 2020 | 89 |
| 14–20 April 2020 | 107 |
| User location | |
| Canada | 8 |
| France | 1 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| Jamaica | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Philippines | 3 |
| UK | 41 |
| USA | 71 |
| Not provided/unclear | 68 |
| Deceased | |
| Father/father-in-law | 27 |
| Mother/mother-in-law | 12 |
| Uncle | 14 |
| Aunt | 13 |
| Brother/brother-in-law | 6 |
| Sister/sister-in-law | 2 |
| Cousin | 4 |
| Grandfather | 17 |
| Grandmother | 16 |
| Spouse | 2 |
| More distant relative | 13 |
| Relative’s friend | 6 |
| Friend(s) | 22 |
| Friend’s relative | 19 |
| Multiple relatives/friends | 7 |
| Relationship not stated | 16 |
| Place of death | |
| Hospital | 43 |
| Care home/nursing home/assisted living | 15 |
| Home | 6 |
| Hospice | 1 |
| Government isolation facility | 1 |
| Not stated | 130 |