All thirteen candidate hub genes have diagnostic value, and 8 genes with an Area Under the Curve (AUC) greater than 0.9 were selected as diagnostic genes.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Five core genes (CD3D, IL2RB, KLRC, CD5, and HLA-DQA1) associated with immune infiltration were identified to evaluate their diagnostic utility COVID-19 patients with sepsis. Here, IL2RB is linked to COVID-19.