The Asian country has gone ahead with the quadrennial elections, slated for next Wednesday, to fill the 300-seat unicameral National Assembly.
Early voting got underway on Friday morning, as health authorities reported 27 additional cases confirmed nationwide the day before.
A total of 3,508 polling stations were set up across the country, running from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, according to the National Election Commission (NEC).
Voter turnout came in at 5.98 percent as of 1 p.m., the election watchdog said, marking the highest since the early voting system was introduced in 2013 to enable people to vote in person at any polling station in the country.
“I wanted to vote at a less busy time since I’m worried about the coronavirus, more so because I have a five-month-old child,” said a 36-year old voter in the western Seoul district of Mapo.