To further investigate the reason for this high mortality, we reviewed the immune status of patients and found that T2DM showed markedly reduced numbers of immune cells, such as CD4+, CD8+ T, NK cells, and obvious imbalance of Th1/Th2 cytokine signalling over-activated Th2 cell function, thus aggravating the severity of COVID-19. Here, CD8A is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.