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: 8 visas; FY2012: 15 visas; FY2013: 8 visas; FY2014: 14 visas; FY2015: 12 visas; FY2016: 9 visas; FY2017: 8 visas; FY2018: 6 visas; FY2019: 8 visas; FY2020: 5 visas; FY2021: 6 visas; FY2022: 7 visas; FY2023: 11 visas; FY2024: 6 visas; FY2025: 11 visas; FY2026: 3 visas so far.
FY2025 had 11 visas (+83% on FY2024). That's 27% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2012). FY2026 so far (Oct–Jan) is running 25% behind the same months of FY2025.