Since severe COVID-19 is characterised by increased C Reactive Protein (CRP) and lymphopenia,29, 30, 31, 32 which were used in several COVID-19 clinical severity scores, we correlated the abundance of MCEMP1, ETS1 and HLA-DRA transcripts to CRP and lymphocyte counts. The gene discussed is MCEMP1; the disease is COVID-19.