Finally CRP (ΔXdifference = +1.03 CI: 0.057–2.04; p = 0.038) and τ (ΔXdifference = +3.27 CI: 3.31–6.21; p = 0.029) were elevated in patients with stroke in the wake of COVID-19 (data not shown). This evidence concerns the gene CRP and COVID-19.