Multivariate logistic regression showed that at day 5 presence of cardiovascular disease (OR 2.29; CI 95% 1.12–4.68; p = 0.023), dyspnoea (OR 2.40; 95% CI 1.19–4.84; p = 0.015) and at least three abnormal laboratory findings among CRP > 80 U/L, ALT > 40 U/L, NLR > 4.5, LDH > 250 U/L, and CK > 80 U/L (OR 2.80; 95% CI 1.35–5.81; p = 0.006) were independently associated with COVID-19 progression (Table 3). Here, GPT is linked to COVID-19.