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This study aims to investigate mutations in the <jats:italic>MT-CYB<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>MT-ATP6<\/jats:italic> genes of mtDNA in COVID-19 patients and their association with disease outcomes. Out of 110 individuals enrolled, 30 were diagnosed with COVID-19, while the remaining 80 were healthy. Following DNA isolation from the blood samples, the <jats:italic>MT-CYB<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>MT-ATP6<\/jats:italic> genes were amplified through PCR, purified, and sequenced using Sanger sequencing. In the <jats:italic>MT-CYB<\/jats:italic> gene, 9 distinct mutations were found. Among these, novel mutation m.14942A\u2009&gt;\u2009C was more prevalent in COVID-19-positive individuals than COVID-19 negative controls (p\u2009=\u20090.012\u2009&lt;\u20090.05) and exhibited a significant correlation with the disease as OR (95% CI) = 19.75 (2.264\u2013172.246). According to <jats:italic><jats:italic>in-silico<\/jats:italic><\/jats:italic> analyses, this mutation is deemed deleterious and decreases the stability of the CYB protein. In case of the <jats:italic>MT-ATP6<\/jats:italic> gene, among the identified 8 mutations, the m.8744T\u2009&gt;\u2009G mutation was higher in COVID-19-positive individuals than healthy controls (p\u2009=\u20090.009\u2009&lt;\u20090.05) and showed a significant correlation with the disease: OR (95% CI) = 24.04 (2.81\u2013205.62). According to <jats:italic><jats:italic>in-silico<\/jats:italic><\/jats:italic> analyses, this mutation is found to be pathogenic and reduces the stability of the ATP6 protein. In conclusion, one novel mtDNA mutation was identified in this study, and some of the mutations identified in the <jats:italic>MT-CYB<\/jats:italic> as well as <jats:italic>MT-ATP6<\/jats:italic> genes, including the novel mutation, are relatively common in the COVID-19 patient group. 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