From 28 patients who died of severe COVID-19 infection, samples of the vertebral bone marrow and lymph nodes from the cervical, hilar, para-aortic, mesenteric and inguinal locations were morphologically and immunohistologically (CD163, CD68, CD61, CD71, CD3, CD20, CD138) examined for the possible presence of hemophagocytosis. The gene discussed is TFRC; the disease is Hemophagocytosis.