IL6 and COVID-19: A retrospective study undertaken in Wuhan, China, involving 150 cases of COVID-19 found that increased ferritin (mean 1297·6 ng/ml in non-survivor vs 614·0 ng/ml in survivors; p < 0·001) and IL-6 (p < 0·0001) are indicators of mortality and serious complications, indicating an unnerving function for virally prompted hyperinflammation [73].