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: 15 visas; FY2010: 11 visas; FY2011: 12 visas; FY2012: 15 visas; FY2013: 6 visas; FY2014: 4 visas; FY2015: 14 visas; FY2016: 14 visas; FY2017: 16 visas; FY2018: 17 visas; FY2019: 11 visas; FY2020: 7 visas; FY2021: 9 visas; FY2022: 22 visas; FY2023: 13 visas; FY2024: 19 visas.
FY2024 had 19 visas (+46% on FY2023). That's 12% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2018).