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: 12 visas; FY2012: 14 visas; FY2013: 31 visas; FY2014: 27 visas; FY2015: 34 visas; FY2016: 26 visas; FY2017: 37 visas; FY2018: 25 visas; FY2019: 24 visas; FY2020: 15 visas; FY2021: 8 visas; FY2022: 23 visas; FY2023: 26 visas; FY2024: 22 visas; FY2025: 26 visas; FY2026: 13 visas so far.
FY2025 had 26 visas (+18% on FY2024). That's 30% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2017). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 117% ahead of the same months of FY2025.