The long view
State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.
Point at a year for its exact count.
FY2009: 6 visas; FY2010: 2 visas; FY2011: 4 visas; FY2012: 4 visas; FY2013: 2 visas; FY2014: 2 visas; FY2015: 3 visas; FY2016: 2 visas; FY2017: 4 visas; FY2018: 0 visas; FY2019: 2 visas; FY2020: 1 visas; FY2021: 5 visas; FY2022: 6 visas; FY2023: 6 visas; FY2024: 9 visas.
FY2024 was the highest year shown, with 9 visas (+50% on FY2023). That's 50% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2009).