Univariate analysis at 25% level of significance was conducted and age group, sex, hypertension, type II diabetes mellitus, fever, sore throat, myalgia, arthralgia, fatigue, headache, hematocrit (Hct), WBC, platelet count, NLR, urea, creatinine, SGPT, SGOT, ALP, Na and K were found to be predictors of COVID-19 disease severity. The gene discussed is GOT1; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.