In Bihar, additional 21 companies of Bihar Military Police (BMP) have been deployed in the containment zone in several districts after spurt of COVID-19 cases in the state. Director General of Police Gupteshwar Pandey said these companies are in addition to 32 companies which were earlier deployed for enforcement of the lockdown across the state. <br />''  <br />'' Two SP rank officers each in Siwan and Munger have also been deployed for monitoring of containment zones. Meanwhile, positive cases of Corona virus in the state have been mounted to 290. Maximum 81 positive cases are from Munger district. Fifty six patients including three women have so far been discharged from hospitals. Two deaths have been reported from Munger and Vaishali districts. <br />''  <br />'' In all, 232 patients are undergoing treatment in different hospitals. Positive cases were found in nine migrant labourers. Twenty six health officials including 10 doctors of PMCH have been sent in quarantine. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar instructed officials to ensure intensive health check-up of all those people who have returned from the other states to break the new chain of COVID-19 in the state.<br />''  <br />