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.
Striped: the current year so far.
FY2011: 2 visas; FY2012: 5 visas; FY2013: 2 visas; FY2014: 4 visas; FY2015: 2 visas; FY2016: 1 visas; FY2017: 2 visas; FY2018: 4 visas; FY2019: 1 visas; FY2020: 0 visas; FY2021: 4 visas; FY2022: 10 visas; FY2023: 18 visas; FY2024: 16 visas; FY2025: 35 visas; FY2026: 2 visas so far.
FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 35 visas (+119% on FY2024). That's 600% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2012). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 67% behind the same months of FY2025.