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: 10 visas; FY2012: 7 visas; FY2013: 6 visas; FY2014: 7 visas; FY2015: 6 visas; FY2016: 4 visas; FY2017: 6 visas; FY2018: 4 visas; FY2019: 5 visas; FY2020: 1 visas; FY2021: 0 visas; FY2022: 1 visas; FY2023: 5 visas; FY2024: 4 visas; FY2025: 12 visas; FY2026: 3 visas so far.
FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 12 visas (+200% on FY2024). That's 20% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2011). FY2026 so far (Oct–Dec) is running 25% behind the same months of FY2025.