MADRID, March 5 (CNN) - Spain confirmed a second death from coronavirus on Wednesday, according to a statesmen released by the Heath Department for the Basque Country.

“It was a 82-year-old man with pre-existing chronic conditions who also had pneumonia,” the statement said.

The total numbers of cases in Spain is now 219.

The capital, Madrid, is the region with most cases with 76 people infected with the virus.