CRP and COVID-19: Inflammatory markers, namely, C-reactive protein (CRP), Interleukin 6 (IL-6), and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (MMD= 36.97 mg/l, 17.37 pg/ml, 21.93 mm/hr, respectively) were raised in severe COVID-19 cases (Moutchia et al., 2020).