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: 8 visas; FY2010: 3 visas; FY2011: 7 visas; FY2012: 6 visas; FY2013: 4 visas; FY2014: 6 visas; FY2015: 10 visas; FY2016: 9 visas; FY2017: 7 visas; FY2018: 18 visas; FY2019: 7 visas; FY2020: 9 visas; FY2021: 11 visas; FY2022: 35 visas; FY2023: 33 visas; FY2024: 21 visas.
FY2024 had 21 visas (−36% on FY2023). That's 17% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2018).