COVID-19 infectious disease triggered by SARS-CoV-2 widely spread over almost 200 countries. More than 7.5 million people are affected and approximately 1.15 lakh people died due to COVID-19 pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 is not only accountable for the disease of pneumonia but has bad effect on the body’s organs including lungs, kidneys, liver and heart. Patients who are suffering from end-stage kidney disease are at greater risk with COVID-19.Kidney complications are increased due to the infection caused by SARS-CoV-2 thatmay arisecaused by direct effect of cytopathic, renal-toxic therapies or multi-organ dysfunction. In the case of COVID-19, low oxygen delivery to the kidney tissues leads to the ischemic damage of the kidney. Since kidney is one of the important organs of the body that provide essential function to the body,this review is focused on the effect of SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus on kidneys.