(S (S (NP (NP (BASENP (DT The) (NN number)) (PP (IN of) (BASENP (JJ new) (NN cholera) (NNS cases)))) (PP (IN in) (NP (BASENP (DT the) (NN week)) (VP (VBG ending) (BASENP (NNP March) (NN 14)))))) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (BASENP (NN 2,076)) (COMMA ,) (NP (BASENP (RB almost) (NN half)) (PP (IN of) (NP (BASENP (DT the) (NN 3,812) (NNS infections)) (VP (VBN reported) (ADVP (BASENP (DT the) (NN week)) (RB before))))))) (CONJP (COMMA ,) (CC and)) (NP (NP (BASENP (NN 8,000)) (PP (IN per) (BASENP (NN week)))) (PP (IN in) (NP (BASENP (DT the) (NN beginning)) (PP (IN of) (BASENP (NNP February))))))))) (PERIOD .))