The vector analysis indicated that CXCL8, CCL3, CCL4, CCL2, CCL5, CXCL10, IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-15, IL-1Ra, IL-9, FGF-basic, G-CSF and IL-2 were associated with COVID-19, while CCL11, IL-12, IL-4, IL-5, IL-10, IL-13, PDGF, VEGF, GM-CSF and IL-7 related to non-infected controls. Here, CXCL8 is linked to COVID-19.