What is the difference between an epidemy and a pandemy like COVID-19? Posted on March 26, 2020March 26, 2020While an epidemy is a rise in the number of disease cases in an area at a given time, a pandemy occurs when the disease occurs worldwide. Go to Coronavirus Response Page Share:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)MoreClick to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Posted in Coronavirus.