Although untreated CD patients may be at greater risk of developing into severe COVID-19 if they are infected by SARS-CoV-2 virus (due to their high expression of IL-6), increased expression of anti-inflammatory markers in these patients may be beneficial for them with the ability of reducing the severity of COVID-19 disease, which needs to be proven in future studies involving celiac patients infected with COVID-19. Here, IL6 is linked to COVID-19.