Local storage company seeing demand for refrigerated containers due to COVID-19 deaths ksby and last updated 2021-01-14 00:21:21-05 Morgues and funeral homes across our state are running out of space due to the spike in COVID-19 deaths. Mid-State Containers located in Santa Maria was hit with the hard task of shipping refrigerated containers across California, something they say they've never had to do until now. "It's like something out of, you know, a horror film almost,â said Jake Knotts, Mid-State Containers Managing Director. Workers in Santa Maria are prepping the 40-foot cold storage containers for shipment due to an increase in COVID-19 related deaths across the state.