Greetings, Guzziowner.
Being able to see your notification badges is important, so you can stay up-to-date and informed. Since there were some changes with the most recent update, be sure to check that your Notification Settings are to your preference. Specifically, make sure Badges is enabled and you haven’t muted the notifications. Consult the following link to learn more about your Notification Settings: Use notifications on your iPhone or iPad
Since your iPhone also has a switch to mute it, check your iPhone to ensure that you haven’t set it to mute. “To put your iPhone in Silent mode, move the switch so that orange is showing.” How to put your iPhone on vibrate, ring, or silent mode
If you still do not see the badges, Contact Apple Support for more information. We hope this helps to further isolate and resolve the issue to get notifications responding normally when expected.
Best wishes.