MADRID, March 19, 2020, SPA -- Spain's health ministry said on Thursday the death toll from the coronavirus epidemic soared by 209 to 767 fatalities from the previous day as the total number of coronavirus cases climbed by a quarter to 17,147 on Thursday, according to Reuters. On Wednesday, there were 13,716 cases in Spain. --SPA 15:51 LOCAL TIME 12:51 GMT 0014 www.spa.gov.sa/w1291154