Arvin, Lamont, southeast Bakersfield bear the brunt of COVID-19 cases

Arvin and Lamont, two small, poor and predominantly Hispanic communities in Kern County, have seen some of the highest rates of COVID-19 countywide.

A review of data by ZIP code released by the Kern County Public Health Services Department shows that on a sheer numbers basis, only ZIP codes in Bakersfield and Delano — the county’s two most populous cities — have more cases of coronavirus than Arvin and Lamont.