Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. including people with liver disease, might be at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19.
People with chronic liver disease, including hepatitis B and hepatitis C, may have concerns and questions related to their risk.
Some patients hospitalized for COVID-19 have had increased levels of liver enzymes — like alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) — that indicate their livers are at least temporarily damaged.
Also, liver damage is more common in patients who have severe COVID-19 disease. However, we do not know if this increase in liver enzyme levels is related directly to the virus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) being in