In June 2020, amidst heavy rainfall and continued COVID-19 transmissions, the authorities introduced a zonal system to contain the spread of the pandemic. The daily COVID-19 update of WHO Bangladesh reported that up to 21 July 2020, a total of 3,218 people tested positive in Cox’s Bazar district for COVID-19, as per the data shared by the Civil Surgeon’s Office in the district – Cox’s Bazar’s first confirmed case was reported on 23 March 2020. Out of the cumulative figure of 3,218 cases, 3,156 were among the host communities and 62 in the camp population. The cumulative death toll for the district stood at 59, out of which 53 deaths occurred in the host community and 6 in the camps.