We found significantly higher percentage of both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells producing IL-17A and CD4+ T cells producing IL-22 in patients with COVID-19.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Administration of antiviral or/and immunomodulatory treatment resulted in a significant downregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokine expression and an upregulation of T cell absolute counts in most cases, thus showing effectiveness of treatment in COVID-19. Here, CD8A is linked to COVID-19.