Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Kappers Matthew Joseph	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 6/15/2021	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CORETEC GROUP INC. [CRTG]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) C/O THE CORETEC GROUP INC., 333 JACKSON PLAZA, SUITE 1200	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                          _____ 10% Owner ___X___ Officer (give title below)        _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer /
(Street) ANN ARBOR,, MI 48103       (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	1205117	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option (right to buy)	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	1000000	(1)	D
Option (right to buy)	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	1000000	(2)	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	On August 7, 2019, The Coretec Group, Inc. (the "Company") issued Mr. Kappers an option to purchase 1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.0002 per share (the "Common Stock") at an exercise price of $0.041 per share. The option became fully vested on the date of grant and has an expiration date of August 7, 2024.
(2)	On April 7, 2021, the Company issued Mr. Kappers an option to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.15 per share. The option became fully vested on the date of grant and has an expiration date of April 7, 2026.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kappers Matthew Joseph C/O THE CORETEC GROUP INC. 333 JACKSON PLAZA, SUITE 1200 ANN ARBOR,, MI 48103	X		Chief Executive Officer

Signatures
/s/ Matthew J. Kappers		6/21/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date